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Safe Streets and Neighborhoods

Whether you are planting new roots or hatching a nest egg, a safe neighborhood is the ideal place to start. Protect Your Home offers advanced and intuitive solutions for video surveillance and ADT Monitoring within the home. But no matter where you are in life or on land, feeling safe on the street beyond your home is an essential part of home ownership. Read on to discover common characteristics of a safe neighborhood and steps you can take to keep your street safe.

How to Determine a Safe Street

A Sense of Community: Keeping your neighborhood safe and under protection is just as important to home security as what goes on within a single home. Areas that show signs of community engagement tend to be safer than those where home is just one house. Social events such as cookouts, park days, and holiday festivals can deter crime by showing that there are plenty of caring people ready to help in the event of a disturbance or emergency. Safe streets typically contain a community that will look out for your property without you being present.

Strong Homeowner Population: When in search of a new place to buy a home, consider asking your real estate contact about the ratio of homeowners to renters. This metric can sometimes identify safe streets for several reasons. Neighborhood watch programs and homeowner associations typically have a stronger showing on roads with a high proportion of homeowners to renters. Studies have also shown that homeowners are more likely to take measures to keep their street safe than renters are.

Well-tended Environment: Neighborhoods in good repair are typically safer than their neglected counterparts. Safe streets tend to have cleaner lawns and tidier landscapes, managed by homeowners and helpers in the community. If you have an unoccupied home or lot on your block, try teaming up with neighbors to take care of things like weeds and mowing. Keeping abandoned areas in good shape can help make your neighborhood safer. Public spaces such as parks and community gardens can also keep the streets safe by discouraging crime and encouraging community engagement.

If you are looking for a safe street to live on, it may be a good idea to visit at night before you buy or rent a property. Neighborhoods with broken street lights and sidewalks tend to be less safe than neighborhoods with these amenities in good repair. A sidewalk light that is out of order is not likely to make it onto your realtor’s tour, so be sure to do your research to gain a complete understanding of street safety.

Keep Your Street Safe

It takes several homes and families to band together to form a safe street. As you are planting roots to create a new home, don’t forget to branch out and connect with your neighbors. While it is common practice to leave a key with friends or family members, it’s always helpful to have someone nearby who can keep an eye on your home when you are away. After all, neighbors are just as invested in keeping your street safe as you are.

A good-looking street is a safe street. Take an interest in the maintenance of your neighborhood to do your part in repelling criminal activity. You can also enlist in the help of other community members and create a stronger commitment to keep your area safe.

Report crime As soon As possible. with an ADT monitored home security system, you can be immediately patched through to local authorities and emergency response teams when an alarm is triggered. Having a swift response to any crime or disturbance in your neighborhood can help ensure that you continue to have a safe street.Paired with a mobile application, our video surveillance equipment enables you to monitor your home from any location. Do your part in neighborhood safety by equipping your home with all the tools necessary for a safe street.

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